Folding umbrella.



S. 8130. iFOLDING UMBRELLA.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 16, 1910.

Patented May 16, 1911.

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FOLDING UMBRELLA.

Specification of Letters Patent. 7

. Application filed December 16, 1910. Serial No. 597,617.

Patented May 16, 1911.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, STEVE Smo, a subject of the King of Hungary, residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Folding Umbrellas, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to folding umbrellas, and the objects of the invention are, first, to provide an umbrella that can be reduced in its longitudinal dimension to occupy a comparatively small space when folded; second, to provide an umbrella of the above type with means in a manner as will be hereinafter set forth for maintaining the umbrella in a rigid position when raised; third, to provide a folding umbrella consisting of comparatively few parts easily and quickly assembled, and fourth, to accomplish that is durable and inexpensive to manufacture. These and such other objects as may hereinafter appear are attained by the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts to be presently described and then claimed. a

Reference will now be had to the drawing, wherein like numerals of reference designate corresponding partsthroughout the several views, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of the frame of the umbrella, Fig. 2is a longitudinal sectional view of one of the ribs, one of the stretchers and its brace and a portion of the stick of the umbrella, Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the same partly folded, Fig. 4 is a similar view completely folded, Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a portion of one of the ribs, and Fig. 6 is a vertical sectional view of a portionof the stick of the umbrella.

The stick of the umbrella comprises a tubular handle section 1 having a suitable hollow handle 2 and fitted in the upper end of the section 1 is the depending shank 3 of an upper stick section 4, the shank 3 being recessed, as at 5 and the wallvthereof slotted, as at 6 to register with a slot 7 in the wall of the section 1. Fixed in the lower end of the recess 5 by rivets 8 or other fastening means is a resilient latch 9 having a section 4. Attached to the upper inner end of the latch 9 by a pin 11 is a cable 12 that extends downwardly through the tubular section 1, through the hollow handle 2 and is provided with a knob or button 13. By pulling upon the knob or button 13, the upper end of the latch 9 can be moved to carry the tooth 10 out of the slots 6 and 7, thereby permitting of the section 4 being moved out of engagement with the section 1. Suitably attached to the upper end of the section 4 is a notch 14 and movably mounted upon the section 4 adjacent to said notch is a shiftable notch 15. Pivotally connected to the notch 14 are the ribs of the umbrella, each of the ribs comprising an inner section 17 and an outer section 18. Pivotally connected to the shiftable notch 15 are braces 16 which are also connected to the stretchers of the umbrella tobe hereinafter referred to. The inner sections 17 and the braces 16 are connected to their respective notches in the ordinary and well known manner. The outer end of the inner section 17 is bifurcated, as at 19, the said end 19 being pivotally connected by a pin 20 to a sleeve 21, carried by the upper end of the outer sec tion 18. The sleeve 21 is provided with apertured lugs 22 and pivotally mounted in said lugs is the eyelet end 23 of a hook 24.

The lower end of the brace 16 is pivotally connected by a pin'25 to a sleeve 26 fixed upon a stretcher 27 adjacent to the inner end thereof, the inner end of said stretcher being pivotally connected, as at 28 to-a runner 29 slidably mounted upon the stick section 4. The outer end of the main stretcher 27 is pivotally connected by a pin 30 to the apertured lugs 31 of a sleeve 32 slidably mounted upon the inner section 17 of the rib. Mounted upon the outer end of the stretcher 27 adjacent to the pin 30 is a fixed sleeve 33 having apertured lugs 34 adapted to be engaged by the hook 24.

A cover 35 is mounted upon the notch 14 with the outer edges thereof connected to the outer ends of the outer sections 18 of the ribs, and said cover can be suitably connected to the pivoted and confronting ends of the rib sections 17 and 18.

An ordinary latch 36 can be used in connection with the stick section 4 for holding the runner 29 in a raised position.

When the umbrella is raised to the position shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings, the hook 24 of the outer rib section 18 is connected to the apertured lugs 3 1 of the spreader 27, thus maintaining the outer rib section 18 in longitudinal alinement with the inner rib section 17. To close the umbrella, the hooks are removed from the apertured lugs 34:, the outer rib sections 18 folded backwardly against the inner rib sections 17, the runner 29 lowered upon thesection' 4: until the sleeves 32 slide upon the inner rib sections 17 to the ends of said rib sections adjacent to the notch 14, and then the inner rib section 17 can be folded inwardly against the stick section 4. It is during this operation that the notch 15 shifts upon the stick section 4 to position the braces 16 with re spect to the stretchers 27 and stick.

To unfold or open the umbrella, the inner rib sections 17 are swung outwardly until the sleeves 32 reach the outer ends of said rib sections. The outer rib sections 18 are then swung outwardly on their pivots and the hooks 24: placed in engagement with the apertured lugs 34 of the stretchers 27.

What I claim is 1. A folding umbrella comprising a stick, a notch fixed in proximity to one end thereof, a shiftable notch adapted to have its movement arrested by said fixed notch, inner rib sections pivotally connected to the fixed notch, outer rib sections pivotally connected to the inner rib sections and foldable upwardly and inwardly upon said inner rib sections, sleeves slidably-mounted upon said inner rib sections, a runner upon the stick, stretchers pivotally connected to the runner, means for pivotally connecting the stretchers to said sleeve, hooks carried by the inner end of the outer rib sections, sleeves fixed to the stretchers and provided with apertured lugs for engagement by the hooks whereby the outer rib sections are maintained extended with respect to the inner rib sections, braces pivotally connected to and slidable with said shiftable notch, and means for pivotally connecting said braces to said stretchers.

2. In a folding umbrella, a rib formed of an inner and an outer section, said outer section having its inner end provided with a fixed sleeve formed at one end with an apertured lug, said inner rib section having its outer end bifurcated and extended over the sleeve, means for pivotally connecting the bifurcated end of the inner rib section to said sleeve whereby the outer rib section can be folded upwardly and backwardly upon the inner rib section, a shiftable sleeve mounted upon the inner rib section and provided with an apertured lug, a stretcher having its outer end pivotally connected to the lug of the shiftable sleeve, a sleeve fixed to the stretcher and provided with an apertured lug, and a hook connected to the lug of the sleeve of the outer rib section and adapted to detachably engage with the lug of the sleeve of the stretcher whereby the outer rib section is maintained in an extended position with respect to the inner rib section.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

STEVE SIBO.

WVitnesses STIr. SHAUIRLS, STIF StrLKI.

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